Meet Ben Platt, Laura Dreyfuss, and the Stars of Pasek and Paul's Dear Evan Hansen

The cast and creative team of the new musical Dear Evan Hansen met the press at their rehearsal studio on March 16. Presented by Second Stage Theatre in association with Stacey Mindich Productions, the show begins performances March 26, with opening night set for May 1.

With a score by Tony nominees Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight, A Christmas Story), and a book by Steven Levenson (Masters of Sex), Dear Evan Hansen is described as follows: "All his life Evan Hansen has felt invisible. To his peers, to the girl he loves, sometimes even to his own mother. But that was before he wrote the letter — that led to the incident— that started the lie — that ignited a movement – that inspired a community — and changed Evan's status from the ultimate outsider into the somebody everyone wants to know. But how long can Evan keep his secret? And at what price?"

The company will include several performers who appeared in last summer's world premiere production at Washington D.C.’s Arena Stage, including Ben Platt as the title character, Evan Hansen. Also reprising their performances will be Laura Dreyfuss as Zoe, Mike Faist as Connor, Rachel Bay Jones as Heidi, Will Roland as Jared, and Jennifer Laura Thompson as Cynthia. John Dossett and Kristolyn Lloyd join the company for the New York run.

Dear Evan Hansen features choreography by Danny Mefford, and direction by three-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif. Scenic design is by David Korins, costume design by Emily Rebholz, lighting design by Japhy Weideman, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, and projection design by Peter Nigrini. The musical director is Ben Cohn and the music supervisor is Alex Lacamoire.

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